Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '19 at 01:48
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 301 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 780 88% 688 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 189 173 168 164 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 352 Mixed 414 SusWrite 206 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.5 221% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 55GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 477 227 153 154 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 482 Mixed 403 SusWrite 274 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.2 165% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 304 223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 779GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 206 206 207 205 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 158 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 205 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$33 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 240GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 154 153 155 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	73% Very good	Read 100 Write 100 Mixed 70 SusWrite 154 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 2x8GB 4,728 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.6 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.4 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 87%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,584x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	847x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	602x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	995x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	474x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	318x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	181x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	348x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	138x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $755

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16